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79 strong decoction of the cas,si,ne yupon, called by the traders Black Drink, talk of new, the public & domestic concerns, smoke their pipes & play Thla,chal,litch,cau (roll the bullet.) Here all complaints are introduced, attended to, and redressed. They have a regular ceremony for making as well as delivering the a,cee to all who attend the Square. 5th. Chooc,ofau thluc,co, the Rotunda or assembly room, called by the traders "hot house." This is near the square and is constructed after the following manner. Eight posts are fixed in the ground, forming an octagon of 30 feet diameter; they are 12 feet high, & large enough to support the roof: on these, 5 or 6 logs are placed of a side, drawn in as they rise. On these, long poles or rafters, to first the height of the building are laid; the upper ends forming a point & the lower ends projecting out 6 feet from the octagon, & resting on posts 5 feet high, placed in a circle around the octagon with plates on them, to which the rafters are tied with splits. These are covered with clay, & that with pine bark. The wall 6 feet from the octagon is clayed up. They have a small door into a small portico curved round for 5 or 6 feet, then into the house. The space between the octagon & the wall, is one entire sopha, where the visitors lie or sit at pleasure; it is covered with reed, mat, or splits.